What do you do when you lose your chance for a sprint one day? You come back faster in the next stage. That’s what Itamar Einhorn did in stage 3 of the Tour of Slovakia. After an unavoidable crash in the peloton yesterday, Einhorn was extra committed to getting a
The Israel Start-Up Nation riders, our DS Cherie Pridham and her support team have travelled pretty much as far south as you can get in England, arriving in Penzance to get ready for the UK’s biggest race of the year. Across the eight stages, the Tour offers something for everyone
ISN Announcement : Israel Start-Up Nation to begin the transformation to a fleet of “green” cars for racing The team will test two new models of electric vehicles in upcoming races, starting with the Tour of Germany, with the aim of transitioning to a full fleet of hybrid and electric
When you are an Under-23 Continental team facing one of the toughest tests in racing and end up with a stage WIN, a 2nd place podium in another, many breakaways, and you reach the finish line with almost your full squad intact, it’s a first-rate encouraging sign that your boys
Designated sprinter Itamar Einhorn was disappointed after stage 2 in #LaVuelta21. The Grand Tour debutant was the team leader, but could not get in the mix for the mass sprint. “I was too far back, and then when my teammates, especially Davide, brought me to the front of the bunch,
VANMARCKE TO LEAD MIXED TEAM OF VETERANS AND NEWCOMERS CARLSTRÖM: GOING FOR STAGE SUCCESS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE FUTURE EINHORN MAKES GRAND TOUR DEBUT Olé! Spain is calling the Israel Start-Up Nation team, and we are off to Burgos for the Vuelta a España once again! ISN is sending a
Guy Niv and Itamar Einhorn have made it to the Vuelta-selection for the Israel Start-Up Nation team. It is the second time the Israeli team has brought two Israeli riders to a Grand Tour. For Niv, La Vuelta means his second Grand Tour this season, after having finished the
Strong: ‘Humbled to start my professional career with ISN’ Carlström: ‘He impressed us on the road and the track’ Israel Start-Up Nation signed Corbin Strong. The 21-year-old Kiwi, coming from SEG Racing Academy, will be on the Israeli team for three years. “It is a dream come true joining Israel
Israel Start-Up Nation took its 14th victory of the season as Ben Hermans secured the overall win in Arctic Race of Norway after a nail-biting finish on the final day. Starting out the stage with a gap of just four seconds down to the second place, nothing was settled before
The Israel Cycling Academy Continental team is about to take the start in the Volta a Portugal, a ten-day stage race from Lisbon to Viseu. The Volta a Portugal is one of the biggest races the Continental team can compete in and has an extraordinary number of race days: ten.
Race: Vuelta a Burgos When: Tuesday – Saturday Stages: 5 Characteristics: Hilly, wide roads, heavy winds The decisive Queen stage: The final stage, Saturday. This is the only stage that ends on a mountain top. ISN: GC: James Piccoli (supported by top domestiques Alex Cataford and Guy Niv) Sprints: Itamar
Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN) will continue to ride with HJC helmets for the next two seasons as the UCI WorldTeam and the renowned helmet manufacturer have extended their partnership after a successful first year. This means the ISN riders will to continue to race with – and be protected by
Omer Goldstein’s Diary of the Tour de France: On the explosive bursts, the astronomical power, the depressing moments, and the light at the end of the tunnel. My goal was clear. To do everything to get into the breakaway with Mike Woods and Dan Martin. Easy to say,
Israel Start-Up Nation put on an impressive team effort on stage 9 of the Tour de France, setting up Michael Woods to join the breakaway and go for KOM points. He’s now second in the competition for the polka dot jersey. Despite digging deep on yesterday’s first day in the
Israel Start-Up Nation had a challenging start to its second Tour de France with numerous riders caught up in the two big pileups on the last part of the opening stage. The first big crash occurred with just over 40 km left to go, as a spectator went onto the
In May 2021, members of the Israel Start-Up Nation team traveled to Rwanda to participate in the largest race in Africa, the Tour du Rwanda. But it was not just a bicycle race for the only Israeli professional cycling team. The biggest highlight of the trip to Rwanda took place
Planting Seeds in Rwanda – The Film In May 2021, members of the Israel Start-Up Nation team traveled to Rwanda to participate in the largest race in Africa, the Tour du Rwanda. But it was not just a bicycle race for the only Israeli professional cycling team that will,
Sprinting on the Champs-Élysées is something else. It is that last burst of power after 21 days of tough racing in the biggest cycling race in the world. It is that last chance to claim a very important stage victory while millions of people are watching live on television. It
“Fighting is my nature,” says Dan Martin. Martin moved up four places in the general classification after stage 14 in the Giro d’Italia. The Irishman is the new number thirteen in GC, after he climbed up the super-steep Monte Zoncolan among the best climbers in the race. “I was surprised
We had a fairly content sports director after the first stage of the Tour de Hongrie. “Fourth is a decent result for Barbier,” DS Dirk Demol said. “And I am happy seeing Ben Moshe and Einhorn racing so attentively today.” Sports director Dirk Demol saw a group of riders working
The Tour du Rwanda is turning out to be a game of seconds. Three riders, including James Piccoli, are within five seconds of each other with one stage to go. Piccoli is well on his way to making it to the final podium in the Tour du Rwanda. A fifth
The eyes told the story. They were wide open. The nine girls, all members of the only road cycling club from Rwanda, were listening to the story of the slim woman who came to meet them – the first female director of a top-level men’s cycling team. But here’s
Canadian GC-contender James Piccoli is, after stage 5, still in the mix for overall victory in the Tour du Rwanda. The stage with the final climb to Kimironko Market, one of the busiest markets in Rwanda, has only been won by true punchers in the past editions of the race.
If you rapidly grow a bike culture in a country that was not so cycling-minded a decade ago, talent rises up fast. Edo Goldstein and Omer Lahav are two examples of riders who have developed rapidly over the last few years and are now showing their skills in the Tour
In the last week of hard training before the Giro d’Italia, Israeli climber Guy Niv did several training sessions paced by an eBike around his hometown. “I could perfectly simulate racing pace here on the safe roads in Northern Israel.” After his solid efforts in the Tour of the Alps,
The team launched a support-cycling project in the Rwandan village of Kibungo, in Bugesera District ISN’s sponsors tune in for social project: lots of equipment donated Team owners Adams and Baron also in Rwanda: ‘We are connected’ Friday: April 30. Bugesera, Rwanda. The Israel Start-Up Nation team, accompanied by team
Sports director Cherie Pridham to lead ISN in Rwanda ISN starts with majority of Israeli riders Team owners Adams and Baron also in Rwanda: ‘We are connected’ Israel Start-Up Nation is coming to the Tour du Rwanda for the fourth time in its history. The five selected riders are predominantly
When a bunch of riders hit the deck in the fourth stage of the Tour of Turkey (no ISN-riders were involved), the sprinting ambitions of the team were demolished. The fourth stage in the Tour of Turkey featured some beautiful coastal roads and impressive views of the Mediterranean Sea. The
Greipel to contest (even more) stages in Tour of Turkey German sprinter has most stage-wins ever in Presidential Tour Sagiv back in sprint train: ‘We can be ambitious’ The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey is an eight-day stage race, starting on the 11th in Kapadokya in the middle of
Vanmarcke finishes fifth Delivers ISN’s best result ever in a monument Whole team shines in the ‘Pinnacle of Classics’ Belgian classics specialist Sep Vanmarcke rounded off an amazing display of teamwork in the Tour of Flanders. Vanmarcke, sick last week, was very happy he could ‘give something back for the
Vanmarcke: ‘I am ready to race’ DS Dirk Demol: ‘ISN has a strong squad with an experienced leader’ ISN to Flanders with 3 Belgian riders and 5 Belgian staff-members Next Sunday brings one of the biggest races of the season: Tour of Flanders. After much preparation, including a large number
It was one of those days that makes you understand how magical, how fascinating, how great a cycling race can turn out to be – and when you’ve got your riders in the middle of the drama, framed against the most striking of landscapes, then you feel truly blessed.
Switching teams also means switching bikes. Israel Start-Up Nation started in the Volta a Catalunya with several new riders, who got another chance to compete with their new Factor SLiCKs in today’s individual time trial. For Daryl Impey, it was the second time riding the bike in competition. He
ISN’s man of the day in Tirreno-Adriatico: G Boivin The 216 km “chess game/mission impossible” breakaway. The man from Montreal was, no doubt, our hero today – going full throttle for more than 5 hours, trying to create a miracle. Here is his story in his own words, if you
She was waiting near the team bus for “her” rider to arrive. Finally, Guy Niv appeared with his teammates after riding the extra 18 kilometers from the finish line to the hotel, and DS Cherie Pridham found a moment to take him aside. “I am proud of you,” she
Israel Start-Up Nation came close to another podium spot as Sep Vanmarcke finished fourth in Le Samyn – just in front of Hugo Hofstetter, who won the race last year. Unlike in the recent Belgian one-day races, it took quite a while before a breakaway managed to get clear of
Guy Niv spent his off-season back home, in Israel, and enjoyed every moment of it. “The weather was incredible”, he says, “and the views around my training area at this time of the year are just beautiful! I felt privileged to be able to live in such an amazing country with
Team Israel Start-Up Nation and PowerWatts are happy to announce their continued collaboration for the 2021 season. Paulo Saldanha, founder of PowerWatts and the head of Performance for ISN, has integrated many of the elements and methodologies of the PowerWatts training system into the team preparation strategies. PowerWatts is a
Halfway to the steep finale of today’s time trial, it was clear to our guys in the Israel Start-Up Nation support car that our leader, Mads Würtz Schmidt, would not be able to reach the podium he so coveted. But we weren’t too disappointed to see the podium slip away,
Sometimes you’ve just got to pause and take a long look at the big picture. For us, that moment came some 20 kilometers into the first stage of Étoile de Bessèges in southern France, when our first rider called for assistance. For the first time in a very long time,
Think about a faraway village. Think about its crisp air, a snow-peaked mountain that looms above, and a river that runs through it all. This idyllic place is Guy Niv’s new home. And it is, in fact, Israel’s Kibbutz Dan, found in the far north of the country and a
A new team for a new season Team Israel Start-Up Nation is ready to take on the 2021 cycling season with a new line-up but the same enthusiasm and dedication from years past. Froome: This is a long-term commitment for me. And I want my fifth Tour title. Adams: More
Miku, Patrick, Dani, Nils, Rory, Travis, Matteo… Those aren’t just names for us – they are members of the ISN family. They’ve gone all out, putting their heart and souls on the line for the team, race in and race out since joining us. Now they depart. Some are going
Four in a row “Since 2018 we believed in this fast-growing team” That’s what Mirko Porta, sports marketing manager at Selle Italia, says. “Israel Start-Up Nation has not only proven to be a competitive team, but also a professional organization with a big history.” “Israel Start-Up Nation inspires”, according to
Chris Froome will lead the Israeli team’s squad for the first time. ISN Sportive Manager: “The race will be a chance for Froome to build his racing shape.” Last year’s opening stage winner Rudy Barbier and Israeli Guy Niv named to the squad. Tel Aviv: Dec 16 Team Israel Start-Up
ISN parts ways with its biggest winner – 16 victories The team’s manager: “It was our hardest decision“ Raim: “I was hoping to continue but now want to deliver for another team” Tel Aviv. Dec 16th For the past five years, MIHKEL RAIM has been a crucial part of Israel
The special partnership with the “best road racing tire in the world” Israel Start-Up Nation and Maxxis reached an agreement to continue their special partnership for 2021, pushing for the ‘best road racing tire in the world’. The partnership between Maxxis Tires and Israel Start-Up Nation is one for the
A successful first year of sponsorship leads to Fantini Group’s decision to extend the partnership Fantini Group’s president Valentino Scotti: “We are breaking barriers with ISN” Andre Greipel: “Hope to celebrate many times with Vini Fantini next season” Vini Fantini and Israel Start-Up Nation are pleased to announce they will
Israel Cycling Academy continental rider Freddy Ovett will participate in the Zwift World Championships on the ninth of December. The Australian 26-year-old is excited to represent his country in one of the biggest events in the cycling eSport till now. “It is an honour”, Ovett says. “I will do my
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British sports director Cherie Pridham to join ISN Pridham: I feel proud and privileged and I hope to lead the way Israeli Dror Pekatch will also join as sports director Tel Aviv – Dec 4th 4 December 2020 (Tel Aviv) – Cherie Pridham will lead the Israel Start-Up Nation squad
“It has been an incredible journey,” Daniel Turek says about the six years he spent riding for Israel Cycling Academy. “The first year was epic, the first trip to Israel was amazing, and I especially remember the Tour de Colombia and Tour du Rwanda.”
Powered by Jinga Clothing Watch, subscribe, vote and win! Announcing the Israel Start-Up Nation VIDEO OF THE SEASON competition. We have wrapped up the 2020 racing season and it’s time to look back on our first year in the WorldTour and remember some of our favorite moments. So, we’re bringing
Team ISN’s largest and strongest roster assembled yet, headed by Chris Froome Team ISN plans to hold major training camp in Israel in January Co-owner Sylvan Adams: “Exciting times ahead” 30 November 2020 (Tel Aviv, Israel) – The Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team announced today that it has completed building
The new OSTRO combines the best of Factor’s renowned engineering capabilities across lightweight, aerodynamics and comfort into one bike that’s ready for anything The OSTRO is an ‘everything’ bike, a quiver killer, a master of all trades. Searingly fast, incredibly light and supremely comfortable, it’s ready to win sprints, mountain
Young Australian sprinter moves up to WorldTour Taj Jones of the ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast team beat top pro riders to win a sprint in the Tour of Langkawi this year, and raced his way to a three-year contract with Israel Start-Up Nation. The speedy 20-year old Australian will
As often called ‘the best story in the pro-peloton’, Israel Start-Up Nation lists the greatest production around the team here. Previous Next
ADAMS: “AN HISTORIC MOMENT THAT WE PROUDLY SHARE IN ISRAEL AND ALL OVER THE WORLD” ADAMS: “WE WILL BE IN THE MIX IN EVERY STAGE!” BARON: “WE HOPE TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION IN ISRAEL” NIV: “A DREAM COME TRUE, WE ARE ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY” NICE, August 26, 2020
Team ISN Announcement: ISN continues its build-up towards a GC run in the coming years Added two riders: TT specialist Patrick Bevin and promising young talent Sebastian Berwick Tel Aviv, August 10, 2020 Team Israel Start-Up Nation continues its build-up towards a GC run in the coming years and has
James Piccoli stays another two years with ISN Piccoli: “I owe my career to my family” “The main reason that I race, is to make my parents proud” “When I read in media ‘he progressed so fast’, I always have to laugh” “When I first tried road racing, I was
Brändle and Badilatti to feature in Romanian race Technical prologue and two mountaintop finishes Imagine two cyclists meeting up and deciding to start their own professional cycling team. Six years later, that team is in the WorldTour. Now imagine a group sitting around in Romania, watching the Tour de France
“I barely remember how racing feels anymore” – Carson Miles. Israel Cycling Academy (re)launches season in Poland Racing Dookola Masowsza is under strict corona regulations DS Dempster: “Stage win and top-3 in GC is the goal” Benjamin Perry: “We will have to be focused every day” It has been
Israel Cycling Academy announces: KRISTS NEILANDS will keep on racing for ICA. The Latvian rising talent signed a new two years contract. Team: “ We see Krists developing further”. Neilands: “Never imagined I will stay ICA for 5 years, but the team is growing fast and I want to achieve
ICA’s next big leap: Irishman Dan Martin is joining Israel Cycling Academy. Dan Martin: “By Joining ICA, our Joint goal is to combine our huge appetite for success and to achieve our potential together.” “I have so much respect for what ICA want to achieve, I just want to be part of it”.
Vuelta Portugal came to an end yesterday afternoon. 12 days of tough racing, hours of salty sweat, a mix of crushed expectations, despair, shine, bitter and sweet memories. In a few days, nobody will remember our ICA six journey. Nobody will remember how hard they fought day in day out.
ICA announces the first official Rider signing for 2020: please welcome French Hugo Hofstetter! While still full time/full gas busy with our 2019 racing campaign, we are already planning on boosting our team for 2020. We are proud to announce our first 2020 addition with the signing of 25 years
BY ETHAN BARON The 2019 Giro d’Italia was an interesting one for Israel Cycling Academy. Ten top 10s from four different riders, all the riders finishing the race safely, and several forays into the breakaways were the team’s highlights from the race. But was this enough? It depends on what
BY ETHAN BARON The first half of the 2019 Giro d’Italia was full of excitement: time trials, crashes, massive bunch sprints, breakaway wins, unexpected drama and more! Israel Cycling Academy had about as good a start to the Giro as people could expect, earning strong results, working towards their three
Israel Cycling Academy paid respect to Gino Bartali two days before the Giro. The team attended a ceremony for the Italian legend after training. Tel Aviv. May 2, 2018. In a moving ceremony at Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center this afternoon, Israel Cycling Academy and distinguished guests paid tribute to
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